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About Heather Valentine

This self-proclaimed fabric hoarder has dreams of one day discovering a better way to detangle her thread collection. You can find her sharing simple tips to improve your sewing at The Sewing Loft.

Free Quilt Block Patterns | Easy To Sew

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Whether you are a long time quilter or a newbie trying to learn the ropes, quilt blocks a key to success. Here is a fun round up of free quilt block patterns to help keep the creative juices flowing and the machine stitching.  Not only are these patterns easy to make but they are a great way to build your skills. Let’s take a look.

Stay inspired with these easy to make free quilt block patterns. Each pattern can be turned into a full quilt with a simple layout.

Free Quilt Block Patterns:

Be Good To Your Heart

Broken Dishes

Butterfly Wings

Coffee Cups

Darling Dresden

Disappearing 9 Patch

Makers Gonna Make

Paper Pieced Flamingo

Patchwork Stars

Peaches and Cream

Pineapple Smoothie

Saw Tooth Star

Square in a Square

Your a Gem

 

Once you find a quilt block pattern that you love, make a bunch and turn it into a full quilt. We want to see your finished blocks! Be sure to share a picture of your finished quilt blocks with us on our Facebook page here.

100+ Easy to Make Scarves

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Keep warm this winter season with one of these easy to make scarf patterns. The cold weather is starting to creep into the south and that means scarf season.  The Sewing Loft has a great round up of over 100 easy to make scarf patterns to help keep you warm this season. Be sure to pick out a few favorites and update your closet today.

100+ Easy to Make Scarves

Deck the Tree with Christmas Ornaments

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Deck your family tree with these amazing Christmas Ornaments. Each DIY is easy to make and filled with tons of family fun.

Wow, can you believe that Christmas is just eight short weeks away!?!  Just thinking about it makes me break into a cold sweat. But I’m in the no panic zone this year because instead, I’m going to focus on decorating the family tree with a few of these handmade Christmas ornaments.

100+ Christmas Ornaments

 

 

DIY Projects for Back to School

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SSend the kids off to school in style with these easy to make DIY back to school projects. They include everything from backpacks to nap mats

Wow, I can hardly believe that summer is flying by so fast! Soon it will time to trade our towels for backpacks and sunscreen for notebooks. To make sure the kids are all smiles, The Sewing Loft has put together a mega list of DIY projects. They range from from simple bookmarks to cute backpacks.

Here are a few of my favorite projects-

Click Here for the full DIY Back to School Project list.

 

100+ DIY Things to Make For The Beach

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Do you love the beach? Are you constantly dreaming of the sandy toes and salty air? Then you you’ll love this round up of over 100 tutorials of things to make for the beach. Whether you want to carry all of your things in one big bag or just want to cover up from the sun, these free patterns and tutorials will be the perfect way to enjoy your time in the sun.

Do you love the beach?  Are you constantly dreaming of the sandy toes and salty air?  Then you you’ll love this round up of over 100 tutorials of things to make for the beach.  Whether you want to carry all of your things in one big bag or just want to cover up from the sun, these free patterns and tutorials will be the perfect way to enjoy your time in the sun.

See all tutorials here. 

Zipper Sewing Tips & Tricks

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Learn special zipper sewing tips and tricks to sew those zippers with ease.

We all love zipper pouches but for many, the thought of sewing zippers is scary. To help us push past the fear, Scrappy Girls Club has put together a great post with tons of zipper sewing tips and tricks. For example: Did you know that these is a narrow zipper foot? This special presser foot is even smaller than the standard zipper foot and allows you to get up close & personal with your zipper teeth. Once you’ve mastered zipper installation be sure to check out the amazing round up of free zipper bag patterns.

Learn more about this and other zipper sewing tips here on Scrappy Girls Club.